04-07-2018, 06:42 PM
oh, good. after amunet said it was nice to meet her, she reassured aubrey that she could be join without being eaten by an ogre. and he became a tick- no, wait, that was a joke. aubrey was cool with all of this. she was joining, she was safe, the first creature she spoke to was a kind one, and she was welcomed in. the smile on her face grew wider. "it's real nice to meet you, too. thanks for... letting me join, and the welcome." she paused a moment after amunet told her that the ogre was not an ogre, but actually a poltergeist. first, aubrey wanted to kick herself for not realizing that amunet had been joking about their leader being an ogre. second, they were led by a poltergeist. a goddamn poltergeist, like the type of angry ghost who liked to throw stuff. aubrey had no idea what she had just gotten herself into.
"a... what? you mean, like a ghost?" aubrey's voice dropped on the last word, as if she wasn't supposed to be saying it. her already-large eyes had widened once again, making her face appear as if it was taken up by them. she couldn't believe this. this was no better than an ogre. ogres were supposed to be big and scary and shit, but they couldn't go through walls! they weren't a spirit that hadn't rested! a look of realization took over aubrey's expression. "oh, wait. are you kidding again? god, i'm sorry. i like to think i have a good sense of humor. i guess not?" she managed a weak, awkward laugh, and then laughed genuinely at her own stupid brain.
she looked down and flicked a piece of algae off her leg, and when she looked back up, there was a giant mud creature. that was about all she could think of fish at first. a big creature, with a mouthful of sharp teeth that looks like a menacing grin. aubrey thought she was about to be eaten. fuck the ogre- poltergeist, whatever- this was what was going to eat her. why couldn't she have been born a moose? then she wouldn't need to be scared of all this. but she was tiny, and her instincts were screaming to do something.
all aubrey could do, though, was freeze and stare at fish. upon closer examination, she realized she was not looking at just a giant mud creature, but something that vaguely resembled a canid, only if you shoved a bunch of scales on it and added some alligator-esque touches. oh, heck, there were probably alligators, too! aubrey hadn't even thought of that. at least she knew what they were. she did not know what fish was.
"i... i..." aubrey was frozen, still. run, run, run, her mind was screaming. but she didn't, out of fear and also because she realized that fish had just introduced herself and welcomed aubrey. she couldn't figure out if fish was part of tanglewood or what. she hoped that she was, because members of the same group didn't eat each other- at least, she thought so. "uh... hi. i'm aubrey. are- what... what, uh, what are you? shoot, i'm sorry! was that rude? i don't know. i just haven't seen many, um, big creatures." she was maybe panicking just a little bit, which she didn't think was a good look. yeah, nice, aubrey. show up, get scared multiple times, join a group, and then possibly insult one of their members.
"a... what? you mean, like a ghost?" aubrey's voice dropped on the last word, as if she wasn't supposed to be saying it. her already-large eyes had widened once again, making her face appear as if it was taken up by them. she couldn't believe this. this was no better than an ogre. ogres were supposed to be big and scary and shit, but they couldn't go through walls! they weren't a spirit that hadn't rested! a look of realization took over aubrey's expression. "oh, wait. are you kidding again? god, i'm sorry. i like to think i have a good sense of humor. i guess not?" she managed a weak, awkward laugh, and then laughed genuinely at her own stupid brain.
she looked down and flicked a piece of algae off her leg, and when she looked back up, there was a giant mud creature. that was about all she could think of fish at first. a big creature, with a mouthful of sharp teeth that looks like a menacing grin. aubrey thought she was about to be eaten. fuck the ogre- poltergeist, whatever- this was what was going to eat her. why couldn't she have been born a moose? then she wouldn't need to be scared of all this. but she was tiny, and her instincts were screaming to do something.
all aubrey could do, though, was freeze and stare at fish. upon closer examination, she realized she was not looking at just a giant mud creature, but something that vaguely resembled a canid, only if you shoved a bunch of scales on it and added some alligator-esque touches. oh, heck, there were probably alligators, too! aubrey hadn't even thought of that. at least she knew what they were. she did not know what fish was.
"i... i..." aubrey was frozen, still. run, run, run, her mind was screaming. but she didn't, out of fear and also because she realized that fish had just introduced herself and welcomed aubrey. she couldn't figure out if fish was part of tanglewood or what. she hoped that she was, because members of the same group didn't eat each other- at least, she thought so. "uh... hi. i'm aubrey. are- what... what, uh, what are you? shoot, i'm sorry! was that rude? i don't know. i just haven't seen many, um, big creatures." she was maybe panicking just a little bit, which she didn't think was a good look. yeah, nice, aubrey. show up, get scared multiple times, join a group, and then possibly insult one of their members.
i never should have told you
i never should have let you see inside
i never should have let you see inside